- Date
- April 28, 1985, 21:17 local (Apr 29, 1985, 02:17 UTC)
- Place
- Amarillo, TX
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 132 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N300SWBoeing 737-300
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850428021429I
- Case key
- 21542
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The acft landed in a thunderstorm, winds recorded at the time of the accident exceeded the limits recommended for full reverse thrust. The acft hydroplaned, weather-cocked slightly, and slid off the downwind side of the 300 ft wide rwy. The nosewheel collapsed at impact with a rwy light, and penetrated the pressure vessel. One passenger reported a minor injury during the evacuation. Reverse thrust was maintained throughout the rollout; hydroplane skid marks extended from at or near the initial touchdown point to departure from the rwy.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N300SW
- Reported as
- Boeing 737-300
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 22940
- Airframe hours
- 1,342
- Engine
- GE CFM-56-3, 22,000 lbs thrust, turbo fan
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 121
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Continuous airworthiness · April 23, 1985 · 42 hours before
- Departed
- ABQ · Albuquerque, NM
- Destination
- AMA · Amarillo, TX
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- AMA · Amarillo Intl, runway 4, 13,502 × 300 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 40
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 9,245 total · 3,200 in this make and model · 4,130 as pilot in command · 221 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 150° at 20 knots, gusting 28
- Visibility
- 1 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 300 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 61 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- AMA
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.